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From: Heribert Dahms <heribert_dahms@icon-gmbh.de>
To: "'cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com'" <cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com>
Cc: starksb@ebi.ac.uk
Subject: RE: library doesnt work
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 21:08:52 +0200
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Hi,

isn't it possible to interface using the classic 'extern "C"',
as long as there is no incompatibility of standard routines?

Bye, Heribert (heribert_dahms@icon-gmbh.de)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Chris Faylor [SMTP:cgf@cygnus.com]
> Sent:	Sunday, July 02, 2000 18:14
> To:	cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Cc:	starksb@ebi.ac.uk
> Subject:	Re: library doesnt work
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, Jul 02, 2000 at 10:38:49AM +0200, Meffo Leoni wrote:
> >I imported a c++ cygwin compiled library in MSVC enviroment but
> doesnt
> >work I didnt find any help in the faq , where I can find more
> >instructions???
> 
> If this is, in fact, true, could you add something to the FAQ about
> this?
> C++ libraries compiled with MSVC will not work with gcc since the two
> use different name mangling schemes and MSVC is apparently protected
> by
> either copyright or patent or something equally stupid.
> 
> cgf
> 

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